‘Supergirl’ starts with pliable $68m at global box office, ‘Toy Story 5’ nears $600m, ‘Obsession’ crosses $370m

Worldwide box office: June 26-28

Credit: Rentrak. All figures are estimates

Supergirl flies low

Warner Bros’ Supergirl began its box office run with a flat $68m global opening, consisting of $38m from international markets and $30m from the US.

According to figures provided by Rentrak (formerly Comscore), the superhero title was well down on the worldwide openings of other DC Comics adaptations, including the $220m opening of Superman last year as the first title in the DC Universe, rebooted by James Gunn and Peter Safran.

It is also down on the openings of latter titles from the previous DC Extended Universe, including 2023’s Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom ($108m), and of other DC Comics adaptations, including the poorly-performing Joker: Folie À Deux, which began with $115m in 2024.

UK-Ireland was the top international market, followed by Mexico ($3.4m), Australia-New Zealand ($2m), Brazil ($1.4m), Japan ($1.3m) and China ($1m).

The film did perform slightly better in Imax, where its $10.9m takings contributed to a $13.5m global Imax weekend. $3.5m of that Supergirl figure came from international markets, representing almost 12% of its international footprint.

Key territories still to open include France and Belgium, both on July 1. In an interview with The New York Times, Safran acknowledged that Supergirl was falling below projections, but said DC Studios’ work remained on course. 

Directed by Craig Gillespie, Supergirl stars Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, the eponymous heroine who joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. David Corenswet appears as Superman, with Eve Ridley and Matthias Schoenaerts also on the cast. 

Toy time continues

Disney’s Toy Story 5 posted a mighty hold in international markets to retain top spot at the global box office for a second consecutive weekend.

The film fell just 36% in international markets with an $89.1m session, as part of a $287.8m international cume. It appears to have been the major beneficiary of the European heatwave, which will have pushed some audiences towards air-conditioned cinemas to escape temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in many countries.

With $70m in the US, it added $159.1m around the world for a $585m total.

The film remained at number one in almost all international markets, with the exceptions of Norway, Poland and Sweden where it was number two, and Ukraine.

In Australia and France, the film held off both Supergirl and Minions & Monsters; and it opened in first place in Hong Kong, with the second-highest MPA opening weekend of the year.

It is up to a huge $48m in Mexico, with $37.8m in UK-Ireland and $29.8m in China. Strongest holds were in Finland, where it surged 101%, Netherlands (+43%) and China (+1%), while Belgium (-8%), France (-13%) and Sweden (-15%) also played well.

The fifth film in the Toy Story franchise retains a good chance of crossing $1bn over its run, and challenging the $1.07 of 2010’s Toy Story 3 and $1.08bn of 2019’s Toy Story 4.

Minions beat Jackass

The first 10 international territories for Universal’s Minions & Monsters drew $10.4m, enough for seventh place in the global chart, according to Rentrak.

After the film had its world premiere at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France led the way with a mighty $6.1m, close behind Toy Story 5. Australia was the other notable market with $2.3m, and a 143% raise from Friday to Saturday, better than 123% for Toy Story 5. Other open markets included Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland; while previews, not included in the weekend totals, screened in territories including Germany, where it was number one on Saturday with $824,000, and Vietnam, where it scored the biggest first-day previews ever for a US animation with $414,000.

The film opens in most major markets this coming Wednesday, July 1, including North America, UK-Ireland, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Spain, and Mexico. Later territories include China (July 3), South Korea (July 15) and Japan (August 7).

It narrowly beat the $10.3m worldwide total of Paramount’s Jackass: Best And Last. The final title in the prank series took $1.9m from 19 international markets and $8.4m in North America. UK-Ireland was the leading location, followed by Netherlands ($240,000), Germany ($210,000) and Mexico ($105,000).

Obsession targets $400m

Universal’s horror sensation Obsession has a good chance of topping the $400m mark across its run, after mighty openings in a further nine international territories this weekend.

Curry Barker’s low-budget horror is up to $370.1m worldwide, consisting of $136.2m internationally, and $233.9m in North America.

The latest session saw a $13.7m international weekend, up 25% on its previous international session, as part of a $23.5m worldwide weekend.

This raise was thanks to opening in markets including Germany ($2.6m), Spain ($1.4m) and Singapore ($772,000), while it continues to hold well in markets including the Middle East, where it has reached $15.8m as the highest-grossing horror film ever.

It scored an outstanding third place at the global, international and North American chart, on its seventh week of release in most holdover territories, continuing its almost unprecedented run.

Also for Universal, Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day added $18.5m worldwide, of which $10.4m came in international markets, for a $193.7m worldwide total, with $99.3m from international. Mexico led holdover markets with $1.4m and a $9.5m cume, ahead of titles including The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, Interstellar and Dune.

Universal’s Michael has overtaken Oppenheimer to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time. The Michael Jackson biopic is up to $977.5m, ahead of Oppenheimer’s $975m total, and should cross the $1bn mark within the next fortnight.